Debbie Gallagher
Everybody wants to find treasure, and treasure is a different thing for every discoverer…
Once it was all about adventure: treasure hunts didn’t count without pirates or a dragon, preferably both. But as kids, we never lost sight of the important thing; treasure was more than a lucky break. It was a quest, something you did. It’s as adults that we hope for the rainbow’s end without actively looking for it, cos life is tough and we’re worried and knackered!
Treasure is worth the search. The bottom of my garden has recently revealed some cute little secrets; a disused bee hive and then concrete beneath the soil alongside a little ruined wall. Looks like we have a room under there. Any of you living in South East England may know that just before the last war you could get your own air raid shelter built by the local council. Is this the secret of the hidden place? Or was it all part of a bigger house with extensive cellars? For me, stories are treasures.
Suddenly we were all kids again. One friend, with shining eyes, said, ‘ You could make it a fairy grotto or a crystal cave!!’ .Another shuddered. ‘Oooh, there could be bodies down there!’ Our brains went into overload. If there’s nothing to be found but a load of rubble, the garden has still given us play and food for our imaginations. We need that more than ever. Imagination, creativity, that’s a treasure we are too quick to throw away.
But when we finally return to the great treasure hunt of fun and fulfilment, that’s when yer good old psychic treasure map comes in handy. True to legends, it never gives all the information, cos you have to do most of the work yourself. It’s a pointer, you’re the doer! And then of course, there’s the treasure we often ignore, the talents and truths within ourselves. Like that beehive I mentioned, if it’s left disused it’s just a possibility. But developed, it becomes something real, something rich in beauty. Thing is, we often ignore these hidden treasures, cos they need work when what we want is luck. Is treasure a combination of those two elements? What or who do you treasure?
Copyright Debbie Gallagher 2009
I love the magic of treasure the very thought of it makes me feel like a child again and gives me tingles all over.
It’s the mystery of the unknown and the unseen realms, it’s the unicorns, mermaids, fairies, I treasure all of these things. The stars, the moon, the whole Cosmos are one infinite treasure trove for me, the sound of a stream rippling it’s way through a woodland grove, the warmth of the sun on my face and the gentle breath of the wind blowing through my hair, this is all priceless treasure. The gift of life which enables me to be at one with all of these things, knowing that every thing, every person on this planet is interdependent,interwoven, this planet is the ultimate treasure and as someone once said none of us are passengers on spaceship Earth, we are all crew… Have a magical day xx
Hi Debbie,
Another magical blog and I love it! You are right finding treasure is difficult. It takes a lot of effort sometimes and more often than not, we find our selves not striving for it. Maybe it’s because we have lost sight of how much that treasure is worth (and I don’t mean on a literal level, I mean it metaphorically as food for our imagination like you said, and to create memories etc.). But treasure is worth it all, whatever it takes, all the hard work, the struggles, the upsets is all worth it when you achieve or get that end treasure.
And some times to find treasure it takes none of the above, it just takes a little time and some good old imagination. Like in your story Debbie, you found the unused bee hive and the concrete by being out there, being open to finding something. If you had all just sat inside that day you would never have found them and would never have let your imaginations go into overdrive and had the fun you did. (I vote you should make it into a fairy grotto if it is a room down there!!).
There are lots of things that I find magical and sometimes in those places I find treasure. I love to walk up the mountain behind my house and sit looking out over to the sea, watching it dance and glitter in the sunlight, or swell and rave in the rain, either sight is beautiful and a true treasure. I love to drive through the valleys too, it’s full of amazing sights that take your breath away. And totally magical! When the sun is shining the trees almost glow creating a surreal but calming light especially when the trees completely surround you, and when the sun does break through the leaves, the colours you see, I just wouldn’t believe it unless I’d seen it. Flashes of colour here, sparkes of another, and everything glitters! I really feel at peace there. And even when it’s raining, the rain drops create different colours altogether. Sometimes, the people I’m with believe it is just their eyes going funny with all the windy roads but I think it is more! Also to walk along the beach front with your shoes off, feeling the sand between your toes and when the waves come, in the cold of the sea water water washing over them. I love to go their too. To just be quiet for a while and peaceful. All these are things I love but they take time out of my days, which lately have got so busy, so I find I’m rarely going there now. But after writing this I’m going to make a renewed effort to go!
The biggest treasure hunt I’m on though, is the quest to find my life again. I’m guilty of what I said before, not striving for it at times because it doesn’t seem worth it. It’s just so difficult, it hurts so much that sometimes I don’t think I can fight for it. Sometimes I don’t think I’m strong enough and that I’ll never make it! I started my journey when I found psychic tv and now I know that it is worth it (even if I don’t always let myself believe it!). I know it’s going to be hard, I might not get very far sometimes and I know at times I will want to give up but at the end of it is the most precious thing of all…life. And who knows what treasure I’ll find on the way. I’m already learning so much about the psychic world that I never knew existed. I’m learning slowly, that there is so much more out there. We just have to open our eyes to it.
Thank you so much Debbie, for reminding me of all this! And of course for your support and help on my treasure hunt!!
Llawer o gariad,
Lotte xx
ops got carried away again as always. Sorry! Even my writing went a bit mad in the middle. It’s supposed to read ‘…and when the waves come in, feeling the cold of the sea water washing over them.’ Sorry, I can’t stand it when I make mistakes!! xx
Gee for someone who enjoys literature and writing my comment above sure is shocking!! How many mistakes! I can’t even use the correct words. I’ve used their (as in belonging to/possesion of) instead of there (as in place/location/matter). Terrible!! And I’m sure there are probably more that I haven’t spotted!!
Anyway, I was just coming back to read your blog, pagan moon’s comment (it’s fab by the way!), and my comment, to revisit the feelings I felt this morning and the things I said I would do. I have a terrible habit of having selective amnesia! So I tend to let myself forget the things I should be doing or focusing on if they are too hard or cause too much trouble.
And I also wanted to say that as for finding treasure, I think it is a due to a combination of luck and effort. I’ve been thinking about it in work today and have finally come to a conclusion! I believe that in a way luck and effort are intertwined and link with each other. Yes luck is sometimes fated and out of our control but I do think that we make a lot of our own luck. From what I’ve learnt from blogs on the show about paying it forward, karma, laws of attraction etc, by putting positive thoughts, actions etc out there we attract positive things back, therefore creating our good times/luck. I do not believe that you can have either luck or effort with out the other. There is no luck if we do not put the effort in to express that positive energy out there. And I believe there is no energy unless we have the belief in luck, otherwise we do not have a reason for putting that energy in. Therefore to go on our treasure quests and find what we are looking for I believe we need both luck and effort in order to be successful.
Anyway, sorry to comment again, my thoughts run away with me sometimes, especially when you get me thinking about things!! But it’s lovely to be able to do that and to express it on here!
Thanks,
Lotte xx
Hello Lotte and Pagan Moon
Thank you both for commenting.
To both of you I would like to extend thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings. We had such an inspiring uplifting show, thanks to you! Thanks for expressing your own beautiful treasures, your poetry, your love of life, your views of the world. You are truly inspiring and we at the studio respect and thank you from the heart for all you give us xxxx
P.S. Lotte, stop apologising:-)